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Officials see promise in a South Carolina prison unit where 'restorative justice' has boosted safety

Officials see promise in a South Carolina prison unit where 'restorative justice' has boosted safety

TURBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prison unit where older men with lengthier sentences mentor young adults preparing to reenter society is giving officials hope that a different approach to living conditions will reduce violence behind bars.
Israeli president's speech to Congress highlights 'unbreakable bond' despite US unease

Israeli president's speech to Congress highlights 'unbreakable bond' despite US unease

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel’s figurehead president speaks to Congress in an appearance Wednesday aimed at demonstrating what he calls the “unbreakable bond” between Israel and the United States, despite U.S.
A key part of Biden's strategy to control immigration at the US-Mexico border gets a court hearing

A key part of Biden's strategy to control immigration at the US-Mexico border gets a court hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit opposing an asylum rule that is a key part of the Biden administration’s immigration policy.
DeSantis fights to reset his stagnant campaign as Trump dominates the 2024 conversation

DeSantis fights to reset his stagnant campaign as Trump dominates the 2024 conversation

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For Ron DeSantis, it was supposed to be an important opportunity to help reset his stagnant Republican presidential campaign. But yet again, the moment was overshadowed by Donald Trump.
Honduras wants to build West's only island prison colony and lock gangsters inside

Honduras wants to build West's only island prison colony and lock gangsters inside

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras plans to build the only island prison colony in the Western Hemisphere and send its most-feared gangsters there, tearing a page from neighboring El Salvador's unforgiving approach to murder, robbery, rape and ext
Trump's target letter suggests the sprawling US probe into the 2020 election is zeroing in on him

Trump's target letter suggests the sprawling US probe into the 2020 election is zeroing in on him

WASHINGTON (AP) — A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election is zeroing in on him after more than a year of interviews with top aides to the former presid
California State University campuses mishandled sexual harassment allegations, audit finds

California State University campuses mishandled sexual harassment allegations, audit finds

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

North Korea silent about its apparent detention of the US soldier who bolted across the border SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified border although
UN agency slashes cash aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan, raising the alarm on its funding crunch

UN agency slashes cash aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan, raising the alarm on its funding crunch

BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations food agency said Tuesday it will reduce monthly cash aid for 120,000 Syrian refugees living in two camps in Jordan because of what it described as an “unprecedented funding crisis.
Alaska volcano's weeklong eruption eases after spewing another massive ash cloud

Alaska volcano's weeklong eruption eases after spewing another massive ash cloud

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large Tuesday that warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions.